Our lives are lived in hours.

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words.  

Listen.” 

~ Rumi

Hard to believe but January’s already done and dusted.  

We've used every second, every minute, every  hour of 31 precious days 

and are a month into THIS new year.

Another loop around the sun.

One more winter, summer, autumn and spring.

I was trying to decide which was my favourite season.

But I love them all.
Even winter!

Time really IS fleeting though.  

We can't buy more of it.
Not even a minute.

No matter how wealthy or otherwise we are.

There's this notion inside of me too that  I still have so much to see and do 

and that clock is ticking on relentlessly.

 My life's a little like a roller-coaster ride. 

I'm sure most of ours are!

Exhilarating one moment and terrifying the next.

It's all too easy to hurtle into a downward spiral

and to doubt you'll ever resurface.

But that little voice inside always urges me up.

It's unrelenting.

Even in the times when I struggle to hear it. 

It's the voice that sees infinite possibilities where I see obstacles.

The one that tells me I’m stronger than I sometimes think I am.

The one that reassures me that I have more than enough courage 

for any challenge I need to face.

It reminds me that every hour I have is precious.

To make decisions that are right 

for the moment in time that I'm making them.

To BE mindful. 

To be present enough to feel every terrifying, 

exhilarating, imperfect moment of life.

And to LISTEN to the wisdom within.

The more I listen to that inner voice,

the more I believe in me

and the more completely I embrace life.

Our lives are lived in hours.

Make the MOST of them.

“We do not need magic to transform the world. 

We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.” 

~ J.K. Rowling